三元牌
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Chinese[edit]
three | primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) |
cards; game pieces; signboard cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet | ||
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trad. (三元牌) | 三 | 元 | 牌 | |
simp. #(三元牌) | 三 | 元 | 牌 | |
Literally: “three fundamental tiles”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
三元牌
Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Kanji in this term | ||
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三 | 元 | 牌 |
さん Grade: 1 |
げん Grade: 2 |
パイ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi | kan’on | irregular |
From 三元 (sangen, “three fundamentals”) + 牌 (pai, “mahjong tile”).
Alternatively, a direct borrowing from Mandarin 三元牌 (sānyuánpái).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
三元牌 or 三元牌 • (sangenpai or san'yuanpai)
- (mahjong) generic name of the three dragon tiles:
- 白板 (paipan) or 白 (haku, “white dragon”)
- 緑發 (ryūfā) or 𤼵 (hatsu, “green dragon”)
- 紅中 (honchun) or 中 (chun, “red dragon”)
See also[edit]
Categories:
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- Cantonese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with 元 read as げん
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